Mariam is the seventh child in a family of eight. All of her brothers, unable to afford school fees, dropped out of school and eventually married. The modest income her father earns from fishing is only enough to provide basic necessities for the family and they have been unable to save money for Mariam's secondary school tuition. Despite the obstacles in her path, Mariam hopes to become a nurse. Mariam is now one of the students at Tsogolo Private Secondary School under H.E.L.P. Malawi's Scholarship program for the underprivileged children. "I realized that love brings hope back for those who lost it."